Code Black just wrapped its third and final season, but is there a chance for more? Recently, creator Michael Seitzman spoke with Deadline about the possible future of the cancelled CBS TV show.
The medical drama unfolds at Angels Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles — the busiest, most notorious ER in the country. The cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, Boris Kodjoe, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, William Allen Young, Emily Tyra, Noah Gray-Cabey, Emily Alyn Lind, Moon Bloodgood, and Rob Lowe.
In the interview, Seitzman said he’s proud of the how Code Black ended:
One of the things I always wanted to explore in the show is the nature of grief. I wanted to be honest about it, face it head on, and really explore how messy it is, how mysterious it is, and how miraculous it is when we finally see some light. The way we dealt with it for all three seasons, with our patients and our doctors, is something I’m very proud of, especially the way we delved into it with Rob Lowe’s Ethan Willis this season, in looking at his PTSD and the way his mind processed his grief and guilt when it came to his brother.”
However, the CBS series creator revealed he did have plans for a fourth season:
There’s an aspect to Ryan McGarry’s documentary, which inspired the show, which I always found interesting. When the staff was moving from the old LA County Medical Center to the new one. It shook them up in a very particular way. In a way, there were ghosts in that old building that they found they needed and those ghosts didn’t exist in the new building. It affected the way they approached their jobs and their patients and they wondered if they could still be as intimate with them in the new building. I always wanted to do that in Code Black, take our staff out of Angels Memorial and see what would happen if we moved them into a new building. Flying a plane into Angels seemed to make that an easy creative transition.”
And what are the chances of a renewal from another network? Seitzman says they’re all still hopeful:
The studio has reached out to all of the streaming services. To be honest, we haven’t heard back from them yet. We’re hopeful.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Code Black? Would you watch a fourth season?
CBS. You really blew this one. Code Black was one of the best made shows on tv.
come on other networks , step up to the plate.
I really like this show. It seems very real to me. I like to watch how the supervising nurses and doctors interact with the staff and what the staff have to do to get good care for indigent patients. CBS, could you give them a 4th season? Best Regards
OMG, I was shocked to find out that this was the last show. No, you can’t do that. It’s one of the most realistic Medical Drama TV shows out there. I love Chicago Med, but even that one doesn’t compare to Code Black. Please, please come back with a 4th season.
I love this show, I would watch every episode, I cried when I found out that is was canceled. Please please find a network that will produce it. I not ready to let it go. It’s one of the best shows out there.
Code Black is by far one of the best shows on tv today. It shows us heroism, compassion and love, things this world is in desperate need of more of. Please find a way to keep it going.
Love this show please bring it back for another season
I live Code Black and I think the network was crazy to cancel it. I hope it can co
E back for several more seasons!
I would watch every single episode of every season they keep making. When I found out that the show was cancelled I almost cried it felt like losing friends and family.
I can’t believe the best medical show on television has been canceled. I pray that it will be back on another station really soon.
Please continue this awesome show, i have not missed an episode, and look forward to the show each week.
Code Black is my favorite show with riveting storylines and a dynamic cast! I am furious over its cancellation
Code Black is amazing on so many levels.I can’t believe CBS is letting it go. There are so many more powerful stories to be told. Somebody pleeeeeze nab this masterpiece!!!!!
Yes, yes, yes! Give us more Code Black.
Great show and it should not have been cancelled – Where is the humanity in creative producing? Fans will be disappointed once again.
Please bring this show back! It really is a great one and all of the actors are wonderful.